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The Gates of Paris (1957)

★ 6.6/10 96 min Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime France, Italy French
Director: René Clair
Screenplay by: René Clair, Jean Aurel
Dialogue: René Clair
Novel: René Fallet
Streaming: Not available

Description

Juju, a drunken oaf who feels the need of being important to someone---anyone---and his friend The Artist are forced at gunpoint to house a fugitive, Pierre Barbier, in Juju's broken-down home. The urge for being needed is such in Juju that he gives up drinking and takes care of Pierre. But one day Juju finds out that Pierre has been making love to his girl Maria...

Top Cast

Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur Juju
Georges Brassens
Georges Brassens The Artist
Henri Vidal
Henri Vidal Pierre Barbier
Dany Carrel
Dany Carrel Maria
Raymond Bussières
Raymond Bussières Alphonse, the Bistro, Maria's Father
Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother
Philippe de Chérisey Paulo, a Regular at the Bistro
Annette Poivre
Annette Poivre Nénette

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